Feds accuse attorney of obstructing justice

8:55 PM,
Aug. 22, 2013

Defense attorney Mary Jill 'MJ' Donovan in 2009

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Prominent local defense attorney Mary Jill "MJ" Donovan was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury that accuses her of helping those charged with drug and weapons crimes potentially avoid convictions.

Donovan, the wife of failed Hamilton County Sheriff's Office candidate Sean Donovan, is accused of conspiracy to obstruct justice and two counts of obstructing justice.

Federal officials apparently used telephone intercepts in which the attorney is accused of telling clients to destroy cellphones and their SIM cards. ...